Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Procedures and protections for biocontainment

The first step of bio containment facility is that you should always be aware that you are near danger , diseases and stuff.  You should wear gloves and goggles so you wont get affected with diseases and danger.  You should listen to your teacher and not what other people say.  Always follow procedures like rules from the leader.  Do not mess around because its not safe since your near all this danger.
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Pathogens

View ImagePathogenic viruses are mainly those of the families of: AdenoviridaePicornaviridaeHerpesviridaeHepadnaviridaeFlaviviridaeRetroviridaeOrthomyxoviridaeParamyxoviridaePapovaviridaePolyomavirus,RhabdoviridaeTogaviridae.


















View ImageBacteria are harmless or beneficial, a few pathogenic bacteria can cause infectious diseases.












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Fungi comprise a eukaryotic kingdom of microbes that are usually saprophytes but can cause diseases in humans, animals and plants.





























Protists are a diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms.








Thursday, October 21, 2010

IM #7

Jonathan: What are the symptoms of Marburg disease?
Jennie: Well there are many symptoms of this contagious disease.
Jonathan: Like what?...
Jennie: I warn you this this scary though.
Jonathan: Ok I don't care!
Jennie: Well the basic ones are headaches, backache, nausea, fever, and vomitting.
Jonathan: Wow! Those are the only basic ones.
Jennie: Yea.... The worse one is rottening of the penis.
Jonathan: Holy Crap Don't tell me more!!!!
Jennie: HAHAHA i told YOU! There are many more symptoms but i don't think you're ready for it.
Jonathan: I know!

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Marburg poem

Marburg is also know as Marburg virus
Green Money is the slang name
East and Central Africa is where it originated
Attacks humans and also animals
This disease is vicious forreal
There is no way for it to heal


http://www.tarakharper.com/v_marbrg.htm

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Prokaryote

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Lactobacillus is a genus of gram positive faculative anaerobic or microaerobic bacteria. Lactobacillus is good and helps people  because they are the production of yogurt, cheese, pickles, beer, wine, and chocolate.Armillaria ostoyae is a fungus of the honey mushroom genus commonly known as Shoestring Rot. Its bad because it infects the tree stumps that grow on the stumps.  It is also poisonous to people if they touch or eat it.


http://www.mushroomexpert.com/armillaria_ostoyae.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lactobacillus/NS_patient-acidophilus